Modest binoculars or a small telescope are all you need to see the Beehive Star Cluster. Appearing as a circular patch of ...

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...

You may like April full moon 2025: The Pink Moon hides one of the brightest stars in the sky Full moon calendar ... 63 degrees high in the northwest; the Red Planet sets in Quito at 11:49 p.m ...

Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...

The Red Planet will meet a beautiful star cluster called the Beehive on Friday (May 2). Also known as M44, the cluster will ...

Here's what will be visible in the night sky in the United States in May 2025. On May 12, the skies will be treated to the Flower Moon, also known as the Corn Planting Moon, Milk Moon, Hare's Moon and ...

Recent studies of the moon also present a dichotomy with its fictional “twin.” While the Death Star was a harbinger of destruction, Mimas could harbor life, BBC Sky at Night reported in 2024.

If you’re yet to capture “Earthshine” on a crescent moon, May 2025 is the month for plenty of practice. Your first chance ...

Today, we know that M44 contains about 1,000 gravitationally bound stars, and that it’s about 577 light-years away from Earth ...

A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the ...

May's sky watching calendar includes ... Cluster (Messier 44), a cluster of 1,000 stars that's around 600 light years away, lit up by the glow of the Red Planet. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower ...